August 11, 2016

Wynn, Borkowicz & Marasco win at JConcepts Super Cup

Wynn, Borkowicz & Marasco win at JConcepts Super Cup

The 2016 JConcepts Super Cup Series kicked off its fall session last weekend at NewRed Hobbies indoor facility located in Ocala, Florida. NewRed Hobbies has a very unique surface, as they were one of the first tracks in the country to start using “Soiltac” exclusively. The glued surface makes the tire choice very simple as everyone runs slicks. With 225 entries, race director Lance MacDonald got qualifying rolling promptly at 9:30am. Qualifying was highly contested throughout the two rounds, but it’s in the main events where the points are claimed. Modified 2WD Buggy saw Paul Wynn take his vehicle with laydown transmission to the top spot on the podium while Daimon Borkowicz put in a flawless wire-to-wire win from his TQ spot in the insanely fast 4WD Modified Buggy class. Elsewhere AJ Marasco would take his buggy from the TQ position to a wire-to-wire victory in the highly contested Expert Stock 17.5 Buggy class.

View the 4WD Modified and Expert Stock podium here


August 11, 2016

Techra aluminium on-road car stand

Techra aluminium on-road car stand

Coming from Techra is their new aluminium on-road car stand. Featuring a minimalistic design the stand is 28mm tall and it sports machined silver fillet edges for a special appearance. Equipped with rubber feet and upper foam strips the car stand offers a secure base for the car during building, maintenance and setup and it is usable with both touring and pan car chassis.

Source: Techra [facebook.com]


August 11, 2016

Xray tease X12’17 1/12th scale pan car

Xray tease X12'17 1/12th scale pan car

Xray have released a first teaser image for their forthcoming X12’17 1/12th scale pan car. With both the IFMAR Electric On-road World Championships and also the indoor season ahead the car will soon make a first official appearance and we bring you more details as soon as they surface.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]


August 10, 2016

Jitse Miedema doubles at Heemstede club race Rd5

Jitse Miedema doubles at Heemstede club race Rd5

The fifth round of the MAC Heemstede club race was held on the recently resurfaced MACH track. The new asphalt surface made traction conditions difficult and in the ETS spec Formula class it was Xray driver Jitse Miedema who took the TQ followed by Niels de Zwijger (CRC) with the latter scoring the fastest lap but on the expense of a consistent pace. In the 13.5 Touring class Jitse also took the TQ, followed by Roy Bakker.

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August 10, 2016

Amri, Ismail & Ryan win at Malaysia On-road Nats Rd4

Amri, Ismail & Ryan win at Malaysia On-road Nats Rd4

Round four of the Malaysia Nationals was held in Batu Kawan, Northern Malaysia. The race was a 1-day event attracting about 80 entries for the Touring Modified, Touring Super Stock 13.5T Boosted, Touring Stock 13.5T Non-Boosted and 1/10th Mini classes. In Touring Modified it was Xray’s Azri Amri who took the day’s win from Wee Yuan (Tamiya) and top qualifier Wong Kok Wai (Awesomatix).

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August 10, 2016

Ruddog 60mm all-black receiver wire for RP120 ESC

Ruddog 60mm all-black receiver wire for RP120 ESC

Ruddog Distribution have introduced a new all-black 60mm wire for the recently introduced RP120 brushless speed controller. The all-black appearance helps to create a stealthy “factory” look many drivers are after while the shorter-than-standard 60mm specification makes wiring a more tidy affair especially in touring cars and buggies. The wire comes with a universal receiver-side plug, it fits the Ruddog RP120 ESC and also select other brand speed controllers.

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August 10, 2016

Belgian SCT Cup Rd4 – Report

Belgian SCT Cup Rd4 – Report

Round four of the Belgian SCT Cup was held in Enghien as part of an RC show that featured aircrafts, boats and of course RC cars. The organising BRTC crew put in lot of efforts in building a temporary track in front of the park’s castle, and it would pay off with the series’ highest ever entry count ever. The nature of the grass track made setup and tyre choice a bit of a task as traction levels changed much over the course of the day. Racing wise and in Pro2 qualification, Laurent Halluin (Team C) started the day with a win in Q1 ahead of Géry Ledocq (Kyosho) and Philippe Hautecoeur (Team Associated). In the second round, Géry came out fastest ahead of Laurent and Samuel Castel (TLR). In the final round Géry was able to secure the overall TQ with another fastest time, again ahead of Samuel and Laurent. Those 3 clearly had a higher pace than the rest of the pack with all three being very close together in terms of performance.

Continue reading the report here


August 10, 2016

Protoform tease new BMR-12 1/12th scale bodyshell

Protoform tease new BMR-12 1/12th scale bodyshell

Protoform have released a teaser image of their forthcoming BMR-12 1/12th scale pan car bodyshell. The body, that could be both the follow-up model or addition to the existing AMR-12 or even a replacement for the discontinued TR-12, is expected to fully uncover in time for the 2016 IFMAR Electric On-road World Championships in China later this month. Expect more information to surface soon.

Source: Protoform [racepf.com]